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|  | To Swim Across the World by Frances Park, Ginger Park
Set in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, this novel explores the lives of two young Koreans who grow up leading very different lives, Sei-Young in an impoverished and remote Southern mountain village, Heisook in a middle-class family in the more urban North. Over the years, their stories lead them to the place where they meet, fall in love, and, eventually, emigrate. The book is based on the lives of the parents of the co-authors, Frances and Ginger Park. AUTHOR: Frances Park, Ginger Park
PUBLISHER: Hyperion Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Gateway by Frederik Pohl
The first book in the Heechee series, Gateway won both the Nebula and Hugo awards (in 1977 and 1978, respectively). It follows the adventures of a reluctant hero as humanity finally begins to uncover evidence of an extremely advanced alien culture.... AUTHOR: Frederik Pohl
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Journal of Benuchida, Citizen #13559, Apple Valley, California 1942 by Barry Denenberg
Heartbreaking and humorous, this is the story of 12-year-old Ben Uchida who keeps a journal of his experiences as a prisoner in a Japanese internment camp in Mirror Lake, California, during World War II. AUTHOR: Barry Denenberg
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Blue Door
When Amanda is sent north to the Chelmsford textile mill, she prepares to make peace with the father she deserted. But when she arrives, she realizes that nothing is the way she hoped it would be. Instead she must choose between healing family wounds and fighting for her newfound freedom. And either way, she must face what is behind the blue door--her great-grandfather.
CATEGORY: General
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 | Moving On by Bill Grose, Larry McMurtry, Michael Prichard
McMurtry leaves the Old West behind in this examination of a marriage that is about to end. Although there are numerous rodeo scenes here, McMurtry's focus is on Jim and Patsy Carpenter; Jim is a graduate student at Rice University, and Patsy is his wife. Through their encounters with other couples, their relationship is severely tested and strained. AUTHOR: Bill Grose, Larry McMurtry, Michael Prichard
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Deadly Love by B. D. Joyce
A beautiful but determinedly single young socialite and a wealthy, intriguing bachelor are brought together by the abduction of a child. AUTHOR: B. D. Joyce
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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